when it comes down to it its about respect this is an irish holiday and if the irish are calling it paddy then use paddy any other way is wrong no matter if your country commonly uses it another point so if one culture commonly uses it but its the wrong way of using it than its ok thats why we dont use the word nigger to classify black people or chink for chinese get a grip stop arguing pointless details on the internet yes we can see all the other comments on your reddit account